First_K._Chandrashekar_Rao_ministry

First K. Chandrashekar Rao ministry

First K. Chandrashekar Rao ministry

Telangana Council of Ministers headed by K. Chandrashekar Rao (2014–2018)

The First K. Chandrashekar Rao ministry was the highest decision-making body of executive branch of the Government of Telangana, headed by the Chief Minister of Telangana. The 18-member cabinet is also its first, being sworn in by the Governor of Telangana on 2 June 2014, the day of the state's birth. It is headed by K. Chandrasekhar Rao of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, the first Chief Minister of Telangana.[1]

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Background

The first cabinet of the newly formed Indian state Telangana after bifurcating from the United Andhra Pradesh was formed on 2 June 2014. A 11 member cabinet was constituted initially by K. Chandrashekar Rao the elected chief minister in the 2014 Telangana Legislative Assembly election.[2] On 16 December 2014 the cabinet was further expanded with inducting 6 members.[3] On 25 June 2015 the then incumbent deputy chief minister and health minister T. Rajaiah was sacked from the council citing his charges of corruption in the medial and health department and indicating his involvement or ‘tacit ignorance’ of illegal actions in the department along with his incapability in handling the swine flu in the state. Kadiyam Srihari the member of parliament was then inducted into the council appointing him as the deputy chief minister and handing him over the duties of the education ministry.[4] Along with this there was a minor cabinet reshuffling involving the transfer of ministries between C. Laxma Reddy and Guntakandla Jagadish Reddy.[5][6]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Council of Ministers". Govt of Telangana. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  2. [2]
    "KCR sworn in; heads cabinet of 11 ministers". The Hindu. 2 June 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Six ministers inducted into Telangana Cabinet". The Hindu. 16 December 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Rajaiah gets marching orders; Kadiam made Telangana deputy CM". The Times of India. 26 January 2015. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
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    "Telangana CM sacks Health Minister, Deputy Chief Minister". The Indian Express. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  6. [6]
    "KCR Sworn In As First Telangana Chief Minister, Son and Nephew Are Ministers". NDTV.com. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
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